Month: April 2020
Written by Gabriel HerveyApril 14, 2020
Man charged with breaching personal protection order, hurting wife and daughter
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SINGAPORE: A 45-year-old man was charged on Tuesday (Apr 14) with breaching a personal protection order and committing domestic violence against his wife and daughter a day earlier in their flat. The man, who cannot be named in order to protect the identities of the victims, was given one charge of breaching a personal protection
Written by Gabriel HerveyApril 14, 2020
11 recovered COVID-19 patients in Singapore to donate blood for plasma therapy treatment
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SINGAPORE: Eleven people who have recovered from COVID-19 have been recruited to donate blood for a novel treatment of the coronavirus, said a director at Singapore’s National Centre for Infectious Diseases (NCID). In an email responding to CNA’s queries on Monday (Apr 13), clinical director Dr Shawn Vasoo said more than 100 patients who had
Written by Gabriel HerveyApril 14, 2020
Australia investigates if ‘illegal’ medical worker dinner party behind COVID-19 bump
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MELBOURNE: Australian officials are investigating whether an illegal social gathering of health workers is behind a spike in coronavirus cases in the island state of Tasmania, as the government forecast national unemployment to hit 10 per cent by mid-year. Tasmania Premier Pete Gutwein said on Tuesday (Apr 14) there has been a 50 per cent
Written by Gabriel HerveyApril 14, 2020
An SMRT bus driver meets a Pathlight student on the train. Then a Facebook post goes viral
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SINGAPORE: SMRT bus captain Shandran Shederen Raman, 53, was taking the train to work last Tuesday afternoon (Apr 7) when a boy wearing a green-and-blue Pathlight School uniform hopped over to sit next to him. The student, 12-year-old Theodore Tan, didn’t bother that the Downtown Line train was mostly empty. He had a question for
Written by Gabriel HerveyApril 14, 2020
China reports 89 new COVID-19 cases
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SHANGHAI: China reported 89 new COVID-19 cases on Monday (Apr 13), down from 108 the previous day, the health authority said on Tuesday. Of the new cases, 86 were imported, down from 98 a day earlier, the National Health Commission said. Advertisement Advertisement China’s state broadcaster had reported earlier that 79 of the day’s imported
Written by Gabriel HerveyApril 14, 2020
Trump says he is on same page with Fauci, is not firing him
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WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump said on Monday (Apr 13) that he liked leading health expert Anthony Fauci and did not intend to fire him after Fauci said in an interview that earlier mitigation efforts against the coronavirus outbreak could have saved more lives. At a briefing with reporters, Trump said he and Fauci had been
Written by Gabriel HerveyApril 14, 2020
Trump says plan to re-open shuttered US economy to be completed soon
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WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump said on Monday (Apr 13) that his administration was close to completing a plan to re-open the US economy, which has been largely shut down to slow the spread of COVID-19. In his daily news briefing, Trump noted that the number of deaths from the virus in the United States had begun
Written by Gabriel HerveyApril 14, 2020
‘Thank you for all your hard work’: Josephine Teo thanks Singapore’s foreign workers in Tamil New Year greetings
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SINGAPORE: Minister for Manpower Josephine Teo on Tuesday (Apr 14) thanked foreign workers for their hard work in Singapore and their cooperation as the country fights to curb the spread of the COVID-19 outbreak. In a video, Mrs Teo extended her Tamil New Year greetings to foreign workers in Singapore, wishing them good health. Advertisement
Written by Gabriel HerveyApril 14, 2020
Austria reopening thousands of shops in first loosening of lockdown
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VIENNA: Thousands of shops across Austria will reopen on Tuesday (Apr 14) as it becomes one of the first countries in Europe to loosen its coronavirus lockdown, but the government is still telling the nation it is “not out of the woods” yet. Austria acted early in its outbreak to close schools, bars, theatres, restaurants,
Written by Gabriel HerveyApril 14, 2020
24 work pass holders barred from working in Singapore for flouting COVID-19 circuit breaker measures
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SINGAPORE: A total of 24 work pass holders have had their permits revoked and permanently barred from working in Singapore for breaking COVID-19 circuit breaker rules, said the Ministry of Manpower (MOM) on Monday (Apr 13). The work pass holders were caught eating, drinking and gathering in groups in the vicinity of Tuas View Square, a factory-converted
Written by Gabriel HerveyApril 14, 2020
Commentary: Coronavirus? Not a problem for South Korea elections this week
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SEOUL: On Wednesday (Apr 15), South Korea will hold legislative elections. South Korea’s parliament, the National Assembly, is elected every five years. Composed of 300 members, it has 253 single-member district seats and 47 proportional representation seats. Advertisement Advertisement The left currently holds a slim majority, but the distribution of power is fluid. South Korea’s
Written by Gabriel HerveyApril 14, 2020
Commentary: How Wuhan mobilised to survive an over-70 day COVID-19 lockdown – and bounced back
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SINGAPORE: After being at home for over 70 days, residents in Wuhan, the initial epicentre of the COVID-19 pandemic, are emerging cautiously from their residences this week. There is a newfound sense of optimism in the city of 11 million, whose sacrifices and stoicism in putting up with the lockdown have been credited for saving
Written by Gabriel HerveyApril 14, 2020
Life at the Singapore Expo: A COVID-19 patient shares his experience in a community isolation facility
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SINGAPORE: The conditions are functional, the rooms are basic, but COVID-19 patient Matthew’s resolve is stronger than ever – he hopes to return home to his family as soon as possible. Matthew, a 24-year-old student who asked that his full name not be used, has been transferred around a number of locations – from a ward at the National
Commentary: It’s not just work and the economy. COVID-19 is also changing how we use social media
SINGAPORE: COVID-19 has been a highly disruptive period for individuals and societies the world over, as we learn to adjust to a lifestyle where social distancing and virtual communication are the norm, replacing physical intimacy and interactions. While social media has been an integral part of our lives for the past decade, COVID-19 has caused